The adoption of a UNECE recommendation for sweet potatoes this week will ensure product quality and fairness in trade, thus enhancing sustainable development outcomes. The standard was initiated by Germany and South Africa. read more

Disaster assistance loans are available to primary producers who suffered damaged from intense local hail during a storm late last week. read more

Moroccan strawberry growers are gearing up for the harvest soon, in December. Zniker Omar, owner of Souir Berry, and soft fruit producer based in Larache, comments on the progress of production. read more

Chile’s cherry crop has been impacted by rains. “It basically destroyed the November fruit and as a result, the market is very tight,” says a cherry exporter. This time of year, about 100-200 pallets per day are usually shipped to China – the country’s main cherry market – by air.
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Due to considerable bottlenecks, the supply situation on the global blueberry market is currently quite tense. "The quantities in Peru are not available, which is due to the massive harvest losses caused by El Niño. To make matters worse, the majority of available blueberries are shipped to the
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Best Fresh is going to further bundle its forces within its trading companies. Market conditions and client wishes are changing rapidly, requiring an efficient working method. To profit optimally from the synergy within this Dutch group, Farmhouse International and Valstar Holland will cooperate
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The season is over for most of Harvest House's bell pepper growers. "It was an extraordinary one that started later than we've become accustomed to in recent years. That was because of the higher energy cost with many growers, thus deciding to cultivate differently. For example, some growers
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What are some innovative solutions to increase the consumption of produce? This was the subject of this week’s Virtual Town Hall from the IFPA, a session moderated by Jason Wilson of Partnership for a Healthier America. “For one in six Americans, good food is either too far away, too
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There has been a sharp increase in imports of palm dates to Uzbekistan in the recent years. From 2017 to 2022 Uzbekistan increased date imports from 825 tons to 8.7 thousand tons, i.e. more than 10 times Considering that this product is not produced in Uzbekistan, its re-exports are negligible
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Although the artichoke campaign in Granada, Spain, should have started at the end of September, the heat delayed it until the second week of October. However, as Gustavo Revelles, CEO of Los Fresnos, points out, plant growth has been conditioned by the high temperatures. "The production per
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The US currently receives mangos from Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru, but this year is looking to be very different in terms of supplies. Ecuador and Peru have been affected by the El Niño phenomenon, which has caused higher temperatures than normal during the flowering stage. “This has resulted
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"The equivalent of 6 months of rain fell in just 30 days," according to producers of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais. The northern region of France has been coping with record-high water levels and historic flooding for several days. During a visit to the area (on red alert), Emmanuel Macron announced
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In week 43, Essen-based potato wholesaler von der Stein was able to deliver the first newly harvested sweet potatoes from the Pottbäcker farm in the Lower Rhine region. "The new marketing season has got off to a good start, with good quality and predominantly large tubers over 500 grams that
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The Brest region is poised to supply the entire republic with carrots and cabbage, according to Valentin Zaychuk, the First Deputy Chairman of the Regional Executive Committee. Speaking at a meeting with industry veterans and distinguished agricultural workers, Zaychuk highlighted the positive
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UK: University of Reading fruit and veg voucher study launches read more

The Egyptian citrus season will start on December 15, according to several exporters citing an unofficial communication by the Agricultural Export Council. The season's kick-off comes two weeks later than usual, due to weather changes that alter the timing of fruit ripening. Amgad Nessem, export
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We are in the middle of the apple-growing season and in Romagna there is a niche that is a reference point for the sector: the Golden russet. A product that is gradually gaining consensus and getting the supply chain on board. read more

Young and old volunteers have jumped in to help finish the pomegranate and are now tackling the figs harvesting and packing says David Levin, the CEO and marketing director of Zohara Farms. “The efficiency is not 100%, it’s 80% but we say so what, the pack house is at least running. It is a
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Yesterday Esselunga opened its Cascina Merlata superstore in Via Daimler within the Lifestyle Center Merlata Bloom, which is at the centre of a large urban transformation project in the north-west quadrant of Milan. read more

The heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding continue to occupy minds in Flanders. In potatoes, many plots have already been lost and others delayed due to impassable fields. For Dutch carrot and leek growers, the wet weather conditions are also causing major consequences. "It's a disaster," says
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